Figure 7. Down-regulation of Hmga2 and some known developmental inner ear genes (Sox2, Atoh1, Jag1 and Hes5) in the adult cochlea as analyzed by quantitative real time PCR.

All of RT-q-PCR results were normalized to the expression of a reference gene GAPDH when comparing the cochlear sensory epithelia from adult and P3 mice. Three independent triplicate biological samples from each stage (Adult vs. P3) were used for the q-PCR measurements. A Mann Whitney test was performed on q-PCR results. * Indicates significant p value ≤0.05.